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无为

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
无为 Wúwéi	无为 \| 无为* \| *无为	see 無為市｜无为市	無為


无为 wúwéi	无为 \| 无为* \| *无为	the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire	無為

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
无	无 \| 无* \| *无	4画无 + 0	wú, mó	negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71	mou4	無 1041.0 MKU


为	为 \| 为* \| *为	4画丶 + 3	wèi, wéi	do, handle, govern, act; be	wai4	為爲 3402 IKSI

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Simplified		English Definition
无为 Wúwéi	无为 \| 无为* \| *无为	see 無為市｜无为市


无为 wúwéi	无为 \| 无为* \| *无为	the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire


无 mó	无 \| 无* \| *无	used in 南無｜南无


无 wú	无 \| 无* \| *无	not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less


为　wéi	为 \| 为* \| *为	as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)


为　wèi	为 \| 为* \| *为	because of / for / to


为　wéi	为 \| 为* \| *为	variant of 為｜为


为　wèi	为 \| 为* \| *为	variant of 為｜为